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Liberaceorig. Wladziu Valentino Liberace(born May 16, 1919, West Allis, Wis., U.S.—died Feb. 4, 1987, Palm Springs, Calif.) U.S. pianist. Born to Polish and Italian immigrants, he appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 16. He began giving concerts in flamboyant costumes with ornate pianos and candelabra, and though he occasionally performed with symphony orchestras, he built his career playing primarily popular music. Hugely successful, he hosted his own television variety series, The Liberace Show (1952–55, 1969), and appeared in films such as Sincerely Yours (1955). In later years he performed frequently in Las Vegas, Nev. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Many years ago this stream, during the fabulous salmon runs of yore, was crammed with so many salmon returning to spawn that a man could haul a small piano out onto their backs and run through the collected works of Liberace without ever getting his feet wet. This is a well-written, wryly sympathetic, complex portrait of an entertainer, clearly inspired by Liberace. Biggs' rival at the time (they were almost like rock stars) was American Virgil Fox, the Liberace of the organ, who staged "Heavy Organ" concerts, complete with psychedelic light show, at the marijuana-saturated Fillmore East theatre in New York. |
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